{"product_id":"ludwigia-super-red-mini-potted-freshwater-plant","title":"Ludwigia Super Red Mini - Potted","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;color:#1a1a1a;max-width:860px;line-height:1.7;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#E8F5E9;border-left:4px solid #2E7D32;padding:10px 14px;margin:0 0 14px;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIn-store pickup only.\u003c\/strong\u003e Your order is reserved, we hold off on bagging until you arrive so it stays healthy in its display tank.\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLudwigia Super Red Mini\u003c\/strong\u003e is the easiest true red in the hobby, shrunk down. Where most red stem plants demand high light, pressurized CO2, and a dosing schedule before they give up anything better than olive, this one turns genuine crimson under ordinary aquarium lighting with nothing but decent fertilizer. The leaves are small and closely spaced and the whole plant stays compact, which makes it one of the few real reds that works in a nano tank without immediately outgrowing it. Browse the rest of our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/collections\/freshwater-aquarium-plants\"\u003elive freshwater plants\u003c\/a\u003e to fill out the aquascape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #2E7D32;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eCare Guide\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlanting:\u003c\/strong\u003e peel off the net pot, tease out the rock wool, and separate the stems. Plant them individually about an inch apart rather than as one clump, so light reaches the lower leaves and each stem builds its own root system.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight drives the red:\u003c\/strong\u003e medium light gives you a red-bronze plant, high light gives you full crimson. In genuinely low light it holds a coppery green instead. This is the one variable that matters most.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIron is the other half:\u003c\/strong\u003e reds need iron. Dose \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/seachem-flourish-iron-ferrous-iron-planted\"\u003eSeachem Flourish Iron\u003c\/a\u003e alongside a comprehensive fertilizer, and push \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/seachem-flourish-tabs\"\u003eFlourish Tabs\u003c\/a\u003e into the substrate. Pale or yellowing new growth almost always means iron, not light.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCO2:\u003c\/strong\u003e optional. It colors up without it, which is the whole appeal. CO2 makes growth denser and the red deeper if you already run it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater parameters:\u003c\/strong\u003e 68 to 82°F, pH 6.0 to 7.8. Undemanding and tolerant of most tap water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrimming and propagation:\u003c\/strong\u003e snip a top a few inches long and replant it. The cutting roots within a week or two and the trimmed stem branches, so a handful of stems becomes a thicket. Trim regularly or the lower leaves shade out and drop.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #2E7D32;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;max-width:640px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScientific name\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eLudwigia\u003c\/em\u003e sp. 'Super Red Mini' (traded as both \u003cem\u003eL. palustris\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eL. repens\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommon names\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eSuper Red Mini, Mini Super Red Ludwigia\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSold as\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003ePotted plant, splits into several stems\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare level\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eBeginner, easiest of the true reds\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlant type\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eStem, compact\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlacement\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eMidground, or background in a nano\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e6 to 12 inches, keep it shorter by trimming\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eMedium to high (high light for full crimson)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCO2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eNot required, beneficial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTemperature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e68 to 82°F\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epH\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e6.0 to 7.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eModerate to fast, propagate by stem cuttings\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePickup\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eIn-store pickup at Squeaky's Aquatics\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #2E7D32;padding-left:8px;\"\u003ePlacement \u0026amp; Companions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlant it in a loose group of five or more stems. A single stem reads as a stray twig, but a cluster reads as a deliberate red accent, which is exactly what a green tank is missing. Set it against fine-textured green plants so the color has something to push against.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt pairs well with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/scarlet-temple-alternanthera-reineckii-potted-freshwater-plant\"\u003eScarlet Temple\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/rotala-vietnam-hra-rotundifolia-live-freshwater-plant\"\u003eRotala \"Vietnam H'ra\"\u003c\/a\u003e if you want a full warm-toned group, or against \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/bacopa-caroliniana-potted\"\u003eBacopa Caroliniana\u003c\/a\u003e for a green backdrop. Completely safe with shrimp, snails, and community fish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #2E7D32;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eRecommended Supplies\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/seachem-flourish-iron-ferrous-iron-planted\"\u003eSeachem Flourish Iron\u003c\/a\u003e, the single best thing you can add for red plants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/seachem-flourish-tabs\"\u003eSeachem Flourish Tabs\u003c\/a\u003e root fertilizer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/fluval-plant-and-shrimp-stratum\"\u003eFluval Plant \u0026amp; Shrimp Stratum\u003c\/a\u003e nutrient substrate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/fluval-plant-4-0-aquarium-led-lights\"\u003eFluval Plant 4.0 LED\u003c\/a\u003e to push the color\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #2E7D32;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo I really not need CO2?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCorrect. This is one of a small handful of red plants that colors up in a low-tech tank. CO2 helps, but light and iron do most of the work here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy plant is green, not red. What is wrong?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlmost always light, then iron. Raise the intensity or move the plant higher in the tank, and start dosing iron. New growth will come in red within a few weeks even if the old leaves stay green.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow is this different from regular Ludwigia Super Red?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize. Same color, smaller leaves, tighter internodes, and a shorter overall plant. The mini form suits nano tanks and midground placement where the standard version would take over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy did the bottom leaves fall off?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShading. Once the tops get dense the lower leaves stop getting light and drop. Trim the tops, replant the cuttings, and the patch stays full from top to bottom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it safe for shrimp?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes. Shrimp graze the biofilm on the stems and leave the plant alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do I get my plants?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese are in-store pickup only. We hold your order and pull it fresh when you arrive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Squeaky's Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49051152220379,"sku":null,"price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/5209\/3403\/files\/1fe8911d-8149-4664-91e0-34d10f4b036b.png?v=1785746387","url":"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/ludwigia-super-red-mini-potted-freshwater-plant","provider":"Squeaky's Aquatics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}